Cassin, John

Estimate

1,800 - 2,200 USD

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Description

Cassin, John
Illustrations of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1856.
printed book

8vo (10 1/4 x 6 3/4 ins.; 259 x 172 mm). 46 (of 50) hand-colored lithographic plates; title slightly spotted, one plate stained, lacks plates 15, 21, 22 and 32. Publisher's brown cloth stamped in gilt and blind; spine rubbed, with wear at head and lower compartment.

Provenance

The Estate of Betty C. Lewis

Literature

Nissen IVB 173; Reese Stamped with a National Character 42; Sabin 11369; Sitwell p 85; Wood p 281; Zimmer p 124.

Catalogue Note

first edition. Cassin especially sought to describe birds not known to Audubon.